Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2236
NATO jitters over Russia's growing military capabilities;
A Russo-Ukrainian "water war"?
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Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2235
Rehabilitating Stalin's legacy;
New political life for Navalny?
Lessons From A More Inspired Helsinki
An American president meets his Russian counterpart in Helsinki. Critics worry that he'll validate Russia's rule over its conquered neighbors, while human rights advocates fret that he won't discuss their issue.
Here is How the Russian Military Is Organizing to Develop AI
The Russian Ministry of Defense is pursuing artificial intelligence with an urgency that has only grown since Vladimir Putin’s “rule the world” speech in September.
Global Islamism Monitor: No. 53
Who's in charge in Syria?;
Kyrgyzstan's jihadis;
The Taliban-ISIS war heats up;
Five year on, a brighter Egyptian security picture
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2234
A mandate for Putin to stay put;
A glimmer of hope for Russian protesters
Resource Security Watch: No. 15
A slowdown in the Atlantic;
Japan's minerals find tilts the balance with China;
Pakistan's deadly water woes;
Rising seas threaten atoll infrastructure
China Reform Monitor: No. 1334
Making Chinese firms more ideological;
China’s African offensive...and its discontents
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2233
Rethinking the Russian Criminal Code;
Russia's vanishing middle class
Defense Technology Monitor: No. 30
Dispelling the "Fog of Data"
Unleashing the Gremlins;
Navigating the virtual battlefield;
How to traffic hypersonic weapons
Exporting America’s Gas to Asia Might Not Be a Done Deal—Here’s Why
The threats to U.S. LNG range from external shocks, Asian governments keeping their doors closed, and the need to finish domestic investment.
Syria And The Trump-Putin Parlay
On July 16th, President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what is shaping up to be a highly anticipated – and highly controversial – bilateral summit.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2232
Bill Browder: public enemy no. 1;
A controversial new nuclear project
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2231
Putin's cult of personality;
A quiet campaign of digital intrusion
China Reform Monitor: No. 1333
Bumps in the road for the BRI;
Beijing pushes travel restrictions for "discredited" persons
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2230
Putin's plans for Syria;
Washington's "
good cop, bad cop"
routine
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2229
The fallout from Babchenko's fake killing;
Nervous in Tehran
The Economic Roots Of Iran’s Unrest
The fresh outbreaks of street protests in Tehran that have taken place in recent days raise the question of whether this will be just a temporary disturbance or a sign of more significant changes to come.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2228
The risks of being a Russian political opponent;
A delicate tango with Tehran
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2227
Moscow's balancing act in Syria;
A reshuffle in Russia's regions
Optimizing America’s Outreach Toward Iran
America's Iran policy is at a crossroads. In the wake of President Trump's recent decision to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal, his administration has unveiled a new, more muscular approach toward the Islamic Republic.
In Historic Russia - China Nuclear Power Cooperation, U.S. Loses Big
The record-setting nuclear deal inked between China and Russia earlier this month is the latest blow to America’s declining influence in commercial nuclear power across the globe.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2226
The real state of Russia's defense budget;
Russia's growing AIDS epidemic
Russian Ground Battlefield Robots: A Candid Evaluation and Ways Forward
Russia, like many other nations, is investing in the development of various unmanned military systems. The Russian defense establishment sees such systems as mission multipliers, highlighting two major advantages: saving soldiers’ lives and making military missions more effective.
A Road to Understanding in Syria?
Getting to better relations with Turkey will not be easy. But it’s far from impossible.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2225
The perennial president;
Britain: a safe haven for Russian "
dirty money"
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2224
Russia's parliament mulls "
counter-sanctions"
The benefits of military service in Syria
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2223
Russia's expendable animals;
Moscow-Yerevan ties get a new lease on life
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2222
Reshuffling for competitiveness;
Moscow denounces Trump's Iran deal decision
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2221
Russo-Iranian cooperation under the microscope;
America's military mobilizes to counter Russia
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 187
Still more environmental woes...;
...prompt a predictable regime response;
Iran and Hezbollah as a hedge;
Iran's Baha'i under fire;
An Iranian hand in Palestinian turmoil;
Losing Iraq
This Is Trump’s Opportunity To Uncover The Iran-North Korea Connection
Does the road to Tehran lead through Singapore? Hopes are high that next week's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will begin a process leading to the total, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
China Reform Monitor: No. 1330
Modeling Marx;
Deepening repression in Xinjiang
Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 186
A renewed Iranian cyberthreat;
Defiant Khamenei doubles down on "
resistance"
Mapping Iran's Syrian footprint
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2220
Protesting Russia's Telegram ban... and more;
Putin's policies driving minority groups abroad
When It Comes To Iran, America Is Still Running The Show
When President Trump announced last month that America would leave the global nuclear deal with Iran and reimpose U.S. sanctions, Europe's leaders vowed to create financial mechanisms that would enable their firms to do business with Tehran and protect them from U.S. financial retaliation.
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2219
Moscow undermines OPCW efforts on Syria;
The Kremlin's opaque counterterrorism policy
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2218
Backward from spousal protections;
Protecting the Baltics from Russian cash
Resource Security Watch: No. 14
The coming population explosion;
A helping hand for the Palestinians;
A growing trash problem in the Pacific;
The vanishing Arctic;
The dangers of antibiotics overuse
Global Islamism Monitor: No. 52
Counterterrorism and the digital dilemma;
Cairo's new counterterrorism structure;
How al-shabaab indoctrinates
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2217
For Russians, U.S. visits get tougher;
Russia sanctions, reconsidered
New Report: Iran’s Influence In Syria Far Broader Than Commonly Understood
Global outrage over last month’s peak to the so-called Great March of Return on the Gaza-Israel border was instant and understandable. Over 50 people died and hundreds more were injured on a single day.
The Islamic State Attacks Indonesia - And Its ‘Middle Way’
Earlier this month, after experiencing a long hiatus from violent extremism, Indonesia succumbed anew to Islamist terrorism when a family of suicide bombers struck three different churches in the country's second-largest city, Surabaya.
China Reform Monitor: No. 1329
China strengthens its hold on Philippine territory;
Beijing, Tokyo work to normalize ties
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2216
NATO, Moscow edge toward modus vivendi;
Tackling Telegram is tougher than it seems
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2215
U.S., UK issue warning over Russian hacks;
The war on Telegram commences
Defense Technology Monitor: No. 29
Increasingly, robots on the front lines;
DPRK threat triggers new missile defense focus on planes...;
...and drones;
Turkey's new underwater drone;
Understanding EMP threats;
Weaponizing ink
Uzbekistan’s President Goes To Washington
In official Washington, which is routinely awash in foreign dignitaries, it's all too easy to miss the comings and goings of world leaders.
China Reform Monitor: No. 1328
Sina ban sparks social outrage;
Beijing eyes the Solomons
Global Islamism Monitor: No. 51
Pakistan's "University of Jihad"
Egypt attempts a new strategy in the Sinai;
Saudi Arabia seizes the moment against the MB...;
...and makes a move toward religious pluralism